Registration information for new trainees
Welcome to the College. You are now registered with the College as a trainee. Please find below your electronic welcome pack information.
Curriculum
Your relevant curriculum (approved by the GMC) and information about all the assessments required for the first year of training:
Information about the College's Trainees Advisory Committee (TAC)
Information on the Learning Environment for Pathology Trainees (LEPT) for trainees in chemical pathology and histopathology
Information on the JRCPTB e-porfolio for trainees in medical microbiology and medical virology
New Trainee Welcome Days - 2024
The College holds an annual New Trainee Welcome Day, aimed at new trainees commencing pathology training in August each year. The event aims to introduce new trainee pathologists to their College and its role and to understand pathology training programmes and examinations and the support available.
The final programmes willl be publised close the time.
Please ensure that you register for the correct New Trainee Welcome Day.
Histopathology
The New Trainee Welcome Day will be held on Friday 13 September (10:00 am - 1:00 pm). Please register in advance for the Histopathology New Trainee Welcome Day.
Chemical Pathology
The New Trainee Welcome Day for chemical pathology was held on Friday 6 September. The recording of the webinar will be avaliable shortly.
Medical Microbiology and Medical Virology
The New Trainee Welcome Day for medical microbiology and medical virology trainees was held on Monday 9 September. The recording of the webinar will be avaliable shortly.
Other benefits of College membership
- Guidance and advice throughout your training, including:
- Setting a provisional CCT date
- Out of Programme Activities, including Training (OOPT), Experience (OOPE) and Research (OOPR)
- College examinations, results and appeals
- Less than full-time training and curriculum transition (if required)
- Our guidance and forms can be found here.
- Specialist Registration: Upon passing your exams, the College with make a recommendation to the General Medical Council (GMC) to award the CCT/CESR(CP) and grant Specialist Registration.
- Access to College guidance: This includes clinical guidelines, best practice recommendations, cross-specialty and specialty-specific publications. Members can also access documentation such as draft consultations, Council and other College committee minutes.
- College publications: Trainee members can access current and past editions of the College’s quarterly journal the Bulletin, the monthly President’s Newsletter and all other College mailings.
- Access to the Pathology Portal: A new, award-winning educational resource for trainees, practising pathologists, scientists and those in pathology-linked roles. The Pathology Portal delivers a range of online and interactive resources, including sub-specialist training material that is not widely available.
- Events and webinars: Alongside the New Trainee Welcome Days, trainees can attend a range of College-led events and webinars at reduced rates., as well as access to a calendar of relevant external events across all 17 pathology specialties.
- Awards and bursaries: Trainees have the opportunity to apply for various College grants and prizes.
- Discounts: Including a number of pathology publications and journals.
- TOTUM PRO: Trainees are eligible to buy a TOTUM PRO card, which offers discounts across a range of over 200 retailers.
- Access to the Members' Handbook: This includes details of Fellows and Diplomates registered with the College. As a Registered Trainee, your details will not be listed.